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The "Book of Lamentations" is a book of the [[Old Testament]], traditionally believed to have been written by [[Jeremiah]].
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"Lamentations" in Hebrew is named by its first word: "How" - {{web_verseBible verse|lamentations|1|1|lang=WEB}}
The [[Septuagint]] adopted the name "Lamentations" which is now in common use, to denote the character of the book, in which the prophet [[Jeremiah]] mourns over the desolations brought on [[Jerusalem]] and the Holy Land by the Chaldeans.